I need a Jazz Piano CD. What to buy?

[Rjthakid]

I have 0 jazz piano CD's and I MUST get some.

Suggestions?

[DaNatiMaestro]

I got you... Amazon.com and iTunes are great place to get music electronically... or do what I do which is get them from the library you can borrow these CDs for free.

In no certain order from my collection,

20th Century Piano Genius Disc 1 and 2 - Art Tatum
A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi
Consecration Disc 7 - Bill Evans Trio
He Had a Hat - Jeff Lorber
The Herbie Hancock Box Disc 1,2,3,4 - Herbie Hancock
Illusions - George Duke
Into My Soul - Kirk Whalum
Is Love Enough? - George Duke
Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius
Last Waltz: The Final Recordings Line Disc 5 - Bill Evans Trio
Light Years - Chick Corea's Elektric Band
Mint Jam Disc 1 and 2 - Yellowjackets
Oh! - Scolohofo
Philly Style - Jeff Lorber
I know it's not a CD but go to RickyDraper.com He gets down on the Jazz Piano tip
The Video Game Pianist Piano Collections

There you go.. if anybody else has some suggestions I'd love to see them!!

[rayjohnson83]

all of these are great cds

[Rjthakid]

I got you... Amazon.com and iTunes are great place to get music electronically... or do what I do which is get them from the library you can borrow these CDs for free.

In no certain order from my collection,

20th Century Piano Genius Disc 1 and 2 - Art Tatum
A Charlie Brown Christmas - Vince Guaraldi
Consecration Disc 7 - Bill Evans Trio
He Had a Hat - Jeff Lorber
The Herbie Hancock Box Disc 1,2,3,4 - Herbie Hancock
Illusions - George Duke
Into My Soul - Kirk Whalum
Is Love Enough? - George Duke
Jaco Pastorius - Jaco Pastorius
Last Waltz: The Final Recordings Line Disc 5 - Bill Evans Trio
Light Years - Chick Corea's Elektric Band
Mint Jam Disc 1 and 2 - Yellowjackets
Oh! - Scolohofo
Philly Style - Jeff Lorber
I know it's not a CD but go to RickyDraper.com He gets down on the Jazz Piano tip
The Video Game Pianist Piano Collections

There you go.. if anybody else has some suggestions I'd love to see them!!

Awesome!  Thanks man.

[h313w]

Oscar Peterson [ SOLO PIANO]
Ahmad Jamal
Michel Patrucciani
Michel Camilo
Dorothy Dunagan
CHic Corea [SOLO PIANO]

[Bullitt]

basically any cd with George Duke
Sorry that I don't know of many others....


Be Blessed,
-J

[h313w]

I have 0 jazz piano CD's and I MUST get some.

Suggestions?

Hey did you get those piano cuts yet man ? I remember this questions a while back.

[Muziqmann]

Recommend anything with Bud Powell or Thelonious Monk.

[drums2keys]

Art tatum is good but yall should try Red Garland he is a monster he played with miles davis and john coltrane

[juSe]

Anything by Art Tatum, McCoy Tyner, Chick Corea, or Oscar Peterson will get the job done. 


As a sidebar, You ditched the drum room to join the jazz board?  Whats that about HustleHomie?   

[THE WOLFMAN]

get anything from Hiromi Uehara..

thay chick is insane. very much in the tradition of Chick Corea..




***BTW, im STILL mad that i found out he's a Scientologist.....***

[juSe]

get anything from Hiromi Uehara..

thay chick is insane. very much in the tradition of Chick Corea..




***BTW, im STILL mad that i found out he's a Scientologist.....***

She is quite beastly...  Check out this clip.  it was posted in the drum room.  You'd know that if you came thru sometime... 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQ7gMN04zkA

Kinda like the heartbreak I suffered when I found out that the PURPLE one was a Witness. 

[B3Wannabe]

Joe Sample - He has some crazy changes. He's also my favorite jazz pianist
Alex Bugnon
Jeff Lorber - As already stated
The Yellowjackets - Also already stated
David Benoit

[THE WOLFMAN]

yeh benoit is tight.

[Rjthakid]

Yo, get "The Piano" by Herbie Hancock.

It's a Solo Piano Project and it's TIGHT.